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How to submit an alternative report to the UNCRChttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-programmes/public-witness/rights-of-children/how-to-submit-an-alternative-report-to-the-uncrc
Every year the Geneva-based UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reviews the situation of children in different countries. WCC member churches and partners are invited to consider submitting alternative reports with their observations from the ground.United NationsChildren's rightsUnited Nations. OHCHRChildren2015-02-04T00:00:00ZDocumentInterfaith statement on climate changehttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/joint-declarations/interfaith-statement-on-climate-change
The statement produced at the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change 2014, presented to the deputy-secretary general of the UN, Jan Eliasson. The Interfaith Summit on Climate Change was hosted by the WCC and Religions for Peace in New York. HinduismAbuom, AgnesWejryd, Anders (Archbishop)Lutheran World Federation (LWF)Climate changeUnited NationsReligions for PeaceCongregational Christian Church of TuvaluCouncil of Churches in ZambiaBuddhismMuslimsSikhismEconomic and social developmentJudaismInterreligious dialogue and cooperationTveit, Olav Fykse (Rev.)(7th WCC General secretary, 2010-)Brahma Kumaris2014-09-21T00:00:00ZDocumentLetter to the WCC member churches in Northern Iraqhttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-programmes/public-witness-addressing-power-affirming-peace/middle-east-peace/letter-to-wcc-member-churches-in-north-iraq
An open letter to the WCC member churches in Northern Iraq by Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, associate general secretary of the WCC, soliciting prayers for the Christians, the church communities and all the suffering people on the Plain of Nineveh in northern Iraq, as well as the surrounding region. Reports in recent days have confirmed the forced displacement and indiscriminate killing of Christians, Yazidis, and members of other vulnerable religious and ethnic communities in Iraq as the result of military attacks by the “Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham” (ISIS).Middle East conflictIraqPeacePhiri, Isabel Apawo (Prof.)United Nations2014-08-07T09:23:00ZDocumentLetter to the UN Secretary General on Iraqhttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-programmes/public-witness-addressing-power-affirming-peace/middle-east-peace/letter-to-the-un-secretary-general-on-iraq
Open letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon by Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, associate general secretary of the WCC, expressing concern over the fate of hundreds of thousands of Christians, Yazidis, and other religious and ethnic groups being killed and forced to flee from their ancestral land in Iraq by radical combatants from the so-called “Islamic State”.Middle East conflictIraqPhiri, Isabel Apawo (Prof.)PeaceUnited Nations2014-08-07T09:23:00ZDocumentPublic statement on the importance of bringing the world’s new Arms Trade Treaty into effecthttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/statements/bringing-world2019s-new-arms-trade-treaty-into-effect
Public comment from the WCC general secretary on the importance of bringing the world’s new Arms Trade Treaty into effect, issued on 2 April. Tveit, Olav Fykse (Rev.)(7th WCC General secretary, 2010-)DisarmamentMilitary weaponsUnited Nations2014-04-02T12:25:17ZDocumentStatement for Geneva 2 talks on Syriahttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-programmes/public-witness-addressing-power-affirming-peace/middle-east-peace/statement-for-geneva-2-talks-on-syria
"An urgent call to action for a just peace in Syria" - statement from the WCC Ecumenical Consultation on Syria, held 15-17 January 2014, at the Ecumenical Centre to be presented at the Geneva 2 talks on Syria.
Pax ChristiWorld Student Christian Federation (WSCF)Lutheran World Federation (LWF)Community of Sant’EgidioACT AllianceReligions for PeaceMiddle EastSyriaUnited Nations2014-01-17T14:08:00ZDocumentAt the award ceremony for the Ecumenical Centre re-development architectural competitionhttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/speeches/architectural-competition-awards
“We have found reasons to hope for the re-development of the Ecumenical Centre and its surrounding property in ways that will be beneficial to the work of WCC, to tenants in this location, to the community in Grand-Saconnex and to the vision for the international zone as a Jardin des Nations,” WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said in his welcoming remarks at the award ceremony for the winning design for the development of the Ecumenical Centre and WCC offices as well as runner-up projects. SwitzerlandTveit, Olav Fykse (Rev.)(7th WCC General secretary, 2010-)United Nations2013-12-17T08:26:00ZDocumentMinute on Climate Justicehttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/assembly/2013-busan/adopted-documents-statements/minute-on-climate-justice
Adopted by the WCC 10th Assembly as part of the Report of the Public Issues Committee.BangladeshUSAJusticeClimate changeBusan, Republic of Korea, 2013, 30 October - 8 November, WCC 10th AssemblyCreationTuvaluKiribatiPolandPhilippinesUnited Nations2013-11-08T13:00:00ZDocumentMessage from the Secretary-General of the United Nationshttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/assembly/2013-busan/messages-to-the-assembly/message-from-the-secretary-general-of-the-un
This message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, was read out during the WCC 10th Assembly Justice Plenary on 6 November 2013.Busan, Republic of Korea, 2013, 30 October - 8 November, WCC 10th AssemblyBan Ki-MoonUnited Nations2013-11-05T23:00:00ZDocumentEWN statement from Berlin consultationhttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-programmes/justice-diakonia-and-responsibility-for-creation/climate-change-water/ewn-statement-from-berlin-consultation
The statement "God, lead us to abundant life and peace through water justice" reflecting outcomes of discussions among participants at the strategic consultation of the Ecumenical Water Network held in Berlin, Germany from 10 to12 June 2013Human rightsSanitationEconomic and social developmentEcumenical Water NetworkWaterUnited Nations Human Rights CouncilUnited Nations2013-07-18T12:09:00ZDocumentThe Role of Religion in our Work for Peace and Justicehttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/speeches/the-role-of-religion-in-our-work-for-peace-and-justice
Speech by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary, at the United Nations conference on opportunities and challenges for the 21st centuryUnited Nations. UNHCREconomic and social developmentTveit, Olav Fykse (Rev.)(7th WCC General secretary, 2010-)HealthUnited Nations2013-06-03T01:44:00ZDocumentStatement on status of womenhttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/commissions/international-affairs/ecumenical-united-nations-office
Oral statement delivered by the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs at the United Nations 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of WomenWomen in Church and SocietyPhiri, Isabel Apawo (Prof.)Womens rightsUnited Nations2013-03-24T23:00:00ZDocumentStatement to COP18 / UN Climate Change Conference Dohahttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/wcc-programmes/justice-diakonia-and-responsibility-for-creation/climate-change-water/statement-to-cop18-un-climate-change-conference-doha
On 7 December at the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), while no agreement has been reached, the World Council of Churches (WCC) delivered a statement to the High-Level Ministerial Segment of COP 18 in Doha, Qatar.
The WCC statement delivered to the plenary stressed that “Climate change is happening! It is imperative to act now without more delays in view of the serious and potentially irreversible impacts of climate change.”
The statement was read by Metropolitan Seraphim of Zimbabwe, from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.
Climate changeUnited NationsPublic welfareEconomic and social development2012-12-07T06:00:00ZDocumentVI. Minute on the unlawful detention of Archbishop Jovan of Ochridhttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/central-committee/2012/report-on-public-issues/vi-minute-on-the-unlawful-detention-of-archbishop-jovan-of-ochrid
Minute on the unlawful detention of Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid and Metropolitan of Skopje of the Serbian Orthodox Church, adopted as part of the Report of the Public Issues Committee by the World Council of Churches Central Committee.Human rightsThe former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1991-...)Liberty of conscienceDemocracyPrisonerAmnesty InternationalSerbian Orthodox ChurchKolympari, Greece, 2012, August 28 - September 5, WCC Central CommitteeFreedom of religionCommission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA)United Nations2012-09-04T04:00:00ZDocumentIII. Statement on crisis in Syriahttps://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/central-committee/2012/report-on-public-issues/iii-statement-on-crisis-in-syria
Statement on the crisis in Syria adopted as part of the Report of the Public Issues Committee by the World Council of Churches Central Committee.Human rightsDemocracyViolenceKolympari, Greece, 2012, August 28 - September 5, WCC Central CommitteeSyriaUnited Nations2012-09-04T04:00:00ZDocument